Reply #72: Personally I don't supporting purging the party

[Hippo_Tron]

I do believe that Ben Nelson is a shitty human being for voting yes on Republican economic policies that directly fuck over the people that he represnts. That being said, I would vote for the asshole in a heartbeat if I lived in Nebraska because I value his caucus vote and no serious democrat is running against him.

I do hope that Ned Lamont beats Joe Lieberman in Connecticut. Not because of Joe Lieberman's voting record or his support for the Iraq War. I have no problem with him voicing his opinions even if they differ from mine. However, Lieberman seems to have a problem with me voicing my opinion because he goes on national television and tells democrats to "Accept that Bush is commander in chief" and that criticizing him undermines our foreign policy. All Lieberman would have had to do to get my support is say "I respectfully disagree with many members of my party on this issue". But instead he goes on Meet The Press and gives a toned down version of the "If you don't support the war you support the terrorists" rhetoric.

It should also be noted that certain more centrist members of DU believe that Bernie Sanders doesn't deserve democratic support because he doesn't officially have a D next to his name. This is despite the fact that he will add a caucus vote for the dems (just like Jeffords did), the DSCC is supporting him, and he is securing a senate seat for us in Vermont that could have possibly been competative if popular Republican Governor Jim Douglas had decided to run. Could this be because these people don't like Bernie Sanders?